| when | June 28, 2025 Saturday | ||
| Trip Report : August 14, 2010 | |||
| Trip Report : June 25, 2005 | |||
| where | Flagstaff | ||
| the hike | Plentiful wildlife and great views of the San Francisco Peaks are the major features of this Flagstaff section of the Arizona Trail. We’ll begin at the Lowell Observatory trailhead. Most of the trail winds across Anderson Mesa, a broad grassy upland dotted with widely spaced trees. The open character of the terrain here provides excellent opportunities to view the area’s wildlife residents. Anderson Mesa supports a rich and diverse community of wild animals some of the larger and more visible are elk, mule deer, whitetail deer, wild turkey, Abert’s squirrels, coyotes, and pronghorn antelope. Finish the one-way hike at Horse Lake trailhead. | ||
| distance | 8 miles | ||
| EC | -600' elevation change | ||
| elevations | 7228' (Lowell Observatory) to 6800' | ||
| time | 4-5 hours | ||
| rating | "B" Rate yourself as a hiker. | ||
| on trail | 100% — Arizona Trail | ||
| dogs? | no | ||
| type | one way | ||
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| cost | Sharing gas expenses with the driver. The club also allows voluntary contributions of $5 per non-member. |
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| weather | Flagstaff | ||
| leader | Email the leader to confirm. | ||
| meet in Phoenix |
6:30 AM in the McDonald’s carefree off I -17 at 3140 W Carefree Hwy, Phoenix, AZ 85086. | ||
| meet in Flagstaff |
If you are meeting us in Flagstaff, be at the Horse Lake trailhead, by 9:00. Horse Lake trailhead which is reach by taking I-17 north to exit 339 for Lake Mary Road and proceeding right/south for 17.0 miles to Ashurst Lake road where you turn left and proceed 0.9 miles to the trailhead parking. |
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| drive |
Take I-17 to Flagstaff. Get off at Lake Mary Road (county highway 3), exit
339. Turn right for 17.0 miles to
Ashurst Lake road where you turn left and proceed 0.9 miles to the trailhead parking.
We’ll leave most of the cars at Horse Lake trailhead, where the hike ends. Go back to Lake Mary Road, turn left and drive 4.0 miles, alongside Lower Lake Mary, to the paved Marshall Lake Road going uphill on the left. Take that road up Anderson Mesa 1.25 miles to the sign for Lowell Observatory. Go straight ahead on FR 128 and continue 1.0 miles to a fork in the road. Marshall Lake is just ahead of you. Turn left and drive 0.3 miles to Marshall Lake Trailhead, where the hike begins. |
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